High school teacher · Colorado Springs, CO

High school teacher in Colorado Springs: $825/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Colorado Springs at $61,710 a year. About 2,760 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $47,740 and the 90th is $79,340. Pay ranks 237th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,298/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $825 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 95 miles away, at $1,829 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$825

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,710

$47,740 to $79,340

Rent (1 bd)

$1,298

$1,545 (2 bd)

Employment

2,760

Location quotient 1.27

Pay rank

237th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,710.

Taxes$1,013
Rent$1,298
Other living costs$2,006
Left over$825

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,710
Federal income tax: −$5,367
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,721
State income tax (CO): −$2,073
Take-home pay: $49,550
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,298
Groceries: $396
Getting around: $571
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,304

Left over each month

$5,143 gross, minus $1,013 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.

$825

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $1,829/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Colorado Springs?

$61,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,760 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Colorado Springs?

$825 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,298, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Boulder, about 95 miles away, leaves $1,829 a month, more than Colorado Springs.